The Italy team for EuroBasket 2022 qualification will represent Italy at the EuroBasket 2022 qualification. Italy has already qualified for the EuroBasket 2022 being one of the host countries. Nevertheless, Italians won four matches and lost two, ending the competition in the first position.
Timeline First window 28 January 2020: submitted the long list of 24 players. 3 February 2020: submitted the list of 16 players. 12 February 2020: Andrea Pecchia was replaced by Matteo Tambone due to an ankle injury. 19 February 2020: submitted list of 12 players for the match against Russia. 20–23 February 2020 – First window 20 February 2020: Italy 83 – 64 Russia 23 February 2020: Estonia 81 – 67 Italy
Second window 24 October 2020: submitted the long list. 21 November 2020: submitted the list of 16 players. 23 November 2020: due to light fever Paolo Banchero was excluded from the list if 16 from the team's medical staff. 25 November 2020: chosen the final 12 players that will play in Tallinn. 27–30 November 2020: The second window 28 November 2020: The match against North Macedonia was postponed due to SARS-CoV-2 cases in the Macedonian team. 30 November 2020: Russia 66 – 70 Italy
Third window 1 February 2021: submitted long list of 24 players. 7 February 2021: submitted the list 14 player for the Perm bubble. 14 February 2021: Simone Zanotti replaces Leonardo Totè. 18–21 February 2021: The third window 18 February 2021: Italy 92-84 North Macedonia 19 February 2021: Italy 101-105 Estonia 21 February 2021: North Macedonia 87-78 Italy
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Roster These were the players that coach Sacchetti called for the qualification in the three windows.
Name Age vs 20 Febr. 2020 @ 23 Febr. 2020 @ 30 Nov. 2020 vs 18 Febr. 2022 vs 19 Febr. 2022 @ 21 Febr. 2022 | PG | 0 | Marco Spissu
| 1.84
| | SG | 00 | Amedeo Della Valle
| 1.94
| | PG | 7 | Leonardo Candi
| 1.90
| | G | 11 | Davide Moretti
| 1.90
| | SF | 13 | Simone Fontecchio
| 2.03
| | PG | 13 | Tommaso Baldasso
| 1.91
| | C | 16 | Amedeo Tessitori
| 2.08
| | PF | 17 | Giampaolo Ricci
| 2.01
| | PG | 18 | Matteo Spagnolo
| 1.93
| | PF | 19 | Raphael Gaspardo
| 2.07
| | SG | 22 | Giordano Bortolani
| 1.93
| | PF | 24 | Filippo Baldi Rossi
| 2.07
| | PG | 25 | Michele Ruzzier
| 1.83
| | SG | 30 | Matteo Tambone
| 1.92
| | SG | 31 | Michele Vitali
| 1.96
| | SF | 32 | Andrea Pecchia
| 1.97
| | C | 35 | Leonardo Totè
| 2.11
| | C | 41 | Simone Zanotti
| 2.08
| | SF | 44 | Davide Alviti
| 2.00
| | PF | 45 | Nicola Akele
| 2.03
| | PG | 54 | Alessandro Pajola
| 1.94
| | SF | 50 | Gabriele Procida
| 2.00
| | C | 55 | Francesco Candussi
| 2.11
Notes Age on February 21, 2021
Legend not called did not play played starting 5
Staff
Position Staff member Age Team Head coach Romeo Sacchetti Fortitudo Bologna (prev. Vanoli Cremona) Assistant coaches Emanuele Molin Aquila Trento Massimo Maffezzoli Eurobasket Roma Paolo Conti Italian Basketball Federation Physical trainer Matteo Panichi Italian Basketball Federation Physician Sandro Senzameno Italian Basketball Federation Orthopaedic Raffaele Cortina Italian Basketball Federation Osteopath Roberto Oggioni Italian Basketball Federation Francesco Ciallella Italian Basketball Federation Team manager Massimo Valle Italian Basketball Federation Press officer Francesco D'Aniello Italian Basketball Federation Manager Roberto Brunamonti Italian Basketball Federation Video maker Marco Cremonini Italian Basketball Federation Equipment manager Curzio Garofoli Italian Basketball Federation Andrea Annessa Italian Basketball Federation
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Qualification
The draw was held on 22 July 2019 in Munich, Germany. Italy was drawn into Group B with Estonia, North Macedonia and Russia. These matches will be played in three windows from 17 to 25 February 2020; from 23 November to 1 December 2020 and from 15 to 23 February 2021 with two games played by each team in every window.
Overview
Group B
Table
Results summary
Results by round
vs Russia Leonardo Totè had incurred in an injury on the right eye the same day of the match and, because of the FIBA regulation, he couldn't be replaced.
Italy Statistics Russia 18/33 (54.5%) 2-pt field goals 12/27 (44.4%) 13/26 (50.0%) 3-pt field goals 9/30 (30.0%) 8/13 (61.5%) Free throws 13/19 (68.4%) 9 Offensive rebounds 4 32 Defensive rebounds 22 41 Total rebounds 26 21 Assists 15 20 Turnovers 14 6 Steals 9 3 Blocks 2 21 Fouls 22
@ Estonia
Estonia Statistics Italy 15/31 (48.4%) 2-pt field goals 21/32 (65.6%) 13/36 (36.1%) 3-pt field goals 10/26 (38.5%) 12/14 (85.7%) Free throws 15/18 (83.3%) 16 Offensive rebounds 10 17 Defensive rebounds 20 33 Total rebounds 30 19 Assists 20 18 Turnovers 16 8 Steals 10 3 Blocks 3 20 Fouls 18
vs North Macedonia Because of the COVID-19 pandemic the matches of the second window against North Macedonia and Russia have been arranged to be played behind closed doors, in the protected bubble of the Saku Suurhall in Tallinn.
But the first of the two matches against North Macedonia that was initially scheduled to be played on November 28, was postponed because three Macedonian players were found positive to SARS-CoV-2. The FIBA Medical Commission was forced to defer the game. The match was finally played in the third window on 18 February 2021 in the Perm bubble in Russia.
Italy Statistics North Macedonia 19/40 (47.5%) 2-pt field goals 22/39 (56.4%) 14/35 (40.0%) 3-pt field goals 7/22 (32.8%) 12/15 (80.0%) Free throws 19/28 (67.9%) 11 Offensive rebounds 5 32 Defensive rebounds 30 43 Total rebounds 35 23 Assists 18 6 Turnovers 8 6 Steals 1 0 Blocks 6 20 Fouls 18
@ Russia
Russia Statistics Italy 17/33 (51.5%) 2-pt field goals 17/33 (51.5%) 7/30 (23.3%) 3-pt field goals 7/23 (30.4%) 11/18 (61.1%) Free throws 15/26 (57.7%) 16 Offensive rebounds 10 31 Defensive rebounds 26 47 Total rebounds 36 16 Assists 16 14 Turnovers 10 1 Steals 10 0 Blocks 1 24 Fouls 26
vs Estonia The third and last window, together with the postponed game against North Macedonia, was played in the Perm bubble in Russia in order to limit the exposure to the COVID-19 pandemic. All games were played behind closed doors.
Italy Statistics Estonia 19/29 (65.5%) 2-pt field goals 30/46 (65.2%) 13/28 (46.4%) 3-pt field goals 9/25 (36.0%) 24/24 (100%) Free throws 18/21 (85.7%) 7 Offensive rebounds 15 15 Defensive rebounds 16 22 Total rebounds 31 28 Assists 29 22 Turnovers 21 9 Steals 6 1 Blocks 1 27 Fouls 26
@ North Macedonia
North Macedonia Statistics Italy 18/33 (54.5%) 2-pt field goals 14/32 (43.8%) 11/27 (40.7%) 3-pt field goals 12/24 (40.0%) 18/20 (90.0%) Free throws 14/18 (77.8%) 6 Offensive rebounds 5 27 Defensive rebounds 25 33 Total rebounds 30 20 Assists 24 14 Turnovers 16 6 Steals 8 2 Blocks 1 23 Fouls 22
Statistics Individual statistics No. Player 0 Marco Spissu 6 6 6 28.7 45.8% (1.8/4.0) 43.3% (2.2/5.0) 88.2% (2.5/2.8) 2.7 7.7 1.8 0.0 17.2 12.7 00 Amedeo Della Valle 3 3 0 13.3 50.0% (1.3/2.7) 0.0% (0.0/1.7) 77.8% (2.3/3.0) 0.7 2.7 0.7 0.0 5.3 5.0 7 Leonardo Candi 3 3 1 18.1 28.6% (0.7/2.3) 66.7% (1.3/2.0) 100% (0.3/0.3) 2.3 3.0 0.7 0.0 8.7 5.7 11 Davide Moretti 1 1 0 7.5 - 100% (1.0/1.0) 100% (1.0/1.0) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 3.0 13 Simone Fontecchio 2 2 2 29.3 40.0% (2.0/5.0) 50.0% (1.5/3.0) 100% (1.0/1.0) 5.0 1.0 1.5 0.5 10.5 9.5 13 Tommaso Baldasso 4 3 0 14.4 50.0% (1.3/2.7) 33.3% (0.7/2.0) - 1.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 4.7 4.7 16 Amedeo Tessitori 5 5 5 18.7 73.5% (5.0/6.8) 33.3% (0.2/0.6) 55.6% (2.0/3.6) 4.4 1.4 0.6 0.4 13.2 12.6 17 Giampaolo Ricci 6 6 6 26.5 50.0% (2.0/4.0) 54.5% (3.0/5.5) 75.0% (0.5/0.7) 4.5 2.3 1.2 0.3 15.3 13.5 18 Matteo Spagnolo 5 5 1 11.0 50.0% (1.4/2.8) - 93.3% (1.0/1.2) 1.6 0.6 0.4 0.0 3.2 3.8 19 Raphael Gaspardo 1 1 0 15.0 50.0% (1.0/2.0) 0.0% (0.0/3.0) 66.7% (2.0/3.0) 3.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 22 Giordano Bortolani 4 3 1 11.7 71.4% (1.7/2.3) 75.5% (1.0/1.3) 100% (0.7/0.7) 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.3 7.0 24 Filippo Baldi Rossi 4 4 1 13.2 58.8% (1.8/3.2) 40.0% (1.0/2.5) - 2.8 1.3 0.3 0.3 7.0 6.5 25 Michele Ruzzier 2 2 0 15.4 50.0% (1.0/2.0) 33.3% (0.5/1.5) 50.0% (1.0/2.0) 1.5 2.0 0.5 0.0 3.0 4.5 30 Matteo Tambone 2 2 0 4.9 - 0.0% (0.0/0.5) - 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.5 0.0 31 Michele Vitali 5 5 5 28.8 50.0% (1.6/3.2) 40.0% (2.0/5.0) 90.3% (5.6/6.2) 4.4 2.2 1.6 0.0 17.0 14.8 32 Andrea Pecchia 1 1 0 4.3 - - 25.0% (1.0/4.0) 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -1.0 1.0 35 Leonardo Totè 1 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 41 Simone Zanotti 2 1 0 12.3 0.0% (0.0/0.1) 0.0% (0.0/0.1) - 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -1.0 0.0 44 Davide Alviti 4 4 1 18.5 50.0% (1.0/2.0) 33.3% (1.0/3.0) 75.0% (0.8/1.0) 2.5 1.8 1.0 0.0 6.5 5.8 45 Nicola Akele 6 6 0 17.1 75.0% (1.5/2.0) 28.6% (0.3/1.2) 80.0% (0.7/0.8) 2.8 0.8 0.5 0.5 6.5 4.7 54 Alessandro Pajola 1 1 1 30.0 33.3% (1.0/3.0) 0.0% (0.0/1.0) 75.5% (3.0/4.0) 5.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 7.0 5.0 50 Gabriele Procida 3 2 0 12.7 50.0% (1.0/2.0) 50.0% (1.0/2.0) - 1.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 5.5 5.0 55 Francesco Candussi 1 1 0 5.8 - 100% (1.0/1.0) - 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 7.0 3.0
Individual game highs
Total Player Opponent Points 27 Amedeo Tessitori @ (30/11/2020) Total Rebounds 9 Amedeo Tessitori @ (30/11/2020) Michele Vitali vs (19/2/2021) Assists 10 Marco Spissu vs (20/2/2020) Blocks 2 Giampaolo Ricci @ (23/2/2020) Steals 3 Simone Fontecchio @ (23/2/2020) Marco Spissu @ (30/11/2020) Michele Vitali vs (19/2/2021) Marco Spissu @ (21/2/2021) Efficiency 34 Michele Vitali vs (19/2/2021) 2-point field goal percentage 80% (4/5) Michele Vitali vs (20/2/2020) 3-point field goal percentage 100% (2/2) Filippo Baldi Rossi @ (21/2/2021) Free throw percentage 100% (13/13) Michele Vitali vs (19/2/2021) Turnovers 5 Amedeo Tessitori vs (20/2/2020) Minutes 36.3 Michele Vitali vs (19/2/2021) Notes at least 5 attempts match ended in overtime
Total Player Opponent 2-point field goals made 11 Amedeo Tessitori @ (30/11/2020) 2-point field goals attempted 16 Amedeo Tessitori @ (30/11/2020) 3-point field goals made 4 Giampaolo Ricci @ (23/2/2020) 3-point field goals attempted 10 Giampaolo Ricci vs (19/2/2021) Free throws made 13 Michele Vitali vs (19/2/2021) Free throws attempted 13 Michele Vitali vs (19/2/2021) Offensive Rebounds 5 Amedeo Tessitori @ (30/11/2020) Defensive Rebounds 7 Simone Fontecchio vs (20/2/2020) Michele Vitali vs (19/2/2021)
Team game highs
Statistic Total OpponentPoints 105 vs (19/2/2021) Total Rebounds 43 vs (18/2/2021) Assists 28 vs (19/2/2021) Blocks 3 vs (20/2/2020) @ (23/2/2020) Steals 10 @ (30/11/2020) Efficiency 114 vs (19/2/2021) 2-point field goal percentage 65.5% vs (19/2/2021) 3-point field goal percentage 50.0% vs (20/2/2020) Free throw percentage 100% vs (19/2/2021) Turnovers 6 vs (18/2/2021)
Statistic Total Opponent2-point field goals made 19 vs (18/2/2021) vs (19/2/2021) 2-point field goals attempted 40 vs (18/2/2021) 3-point field goals made 14 vs (18/2/2021) 3-point field goals attempted 36 @ (23/2/2020) Free throws made 24 vs (19/2/2021) Free throws attempted 26 @ (30/11/2020) Offensive Rebounds 16 @ (23/2/2020) Defensive Rebounds 32 vs (20/2/2020) vs (18/2/2021)
Notes match ended in overtime
See also EuroBasket 2022 qualification
References
External links
Italy Qualifiers Profile at the FIBA Website